Vittorio Colao

Vittorio Colao was appointed as the Italian Minister for Innovation, Digital Transition and Space in February 2021 and served in that role until October 2022.

He is the former Chief Executive of Vodafone Group Plc, a global mobile communications company. He served in this role from 2008 to 2018. During his long tenure with the Vodafone Group beginning in 1999, Mr. Colao held numerous executive positions, including serving as the Regional Chief Executive Officer for Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa. He served on the Vodafone Board from 2006 to 2018.

Mr. Colao provides the Board with a valuable global perspective on the telecommunications industry, as well as extensive related operational and capital allocation experience. He has unique insight into Verizon’s wireless business as a result of his five-year tenure on the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives when Verizon Wireless was a joint venture between Verizon and Vodafone.

Prior to his appointment as the Italian Minister for Innovation, Digital Transition and Space, Mr. Colao served on the Board of Directors of Verizon from 2019 to February 2021 and Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V. from 2015 to 2021.